The global genome : biotechnology, politics, and culture / Eugene Thacker.
"In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
[2005]
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| Series: | Leonardo (Series) (Cambridge, Mass.)
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| Summary: | "In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that - by their existence and their interrelationships - they are fundamentally redefining the notion of biological "life itself.""--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-411) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0262201550 9780262201551 |